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what does pip do to not suck? (programming.dev)
submitted 8 hours ago by irelephant@programming.dev to c/python@programming.dev
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I've been trying to get luarocks to work on windows, and all it gives is cryptic gcc errors.

How does pip manage to work on most platforms without issues?

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[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 hours ago

I'm surprised to hear you say this because in all honesty, pip really sucks as far as package managers go. uv is a worthy replacement.

[-] irelephant@programming.dev 2 points 5 hours ago

Compared to luarocks, pip is amazing.

[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 hours ago

Maybe so, but pip is years behind package managers like cargo. It really is not particularly good.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Sure, and Luarocks is behind pip, and it really is particularly bad.

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